The Sun. — London, England, 1809-02-21 00:00:00

*ttc‘vri iiirrsc-lf'ildtt to eive every species of infor ioati:p tt fihed to ixt istiortnt.d whether, In any of ht hitortikv, c, %vim eof York, hi, Royal High ;s Inforknetifti.iip how he ,otnai. co. his know. tll,O tpt. S:m44 '1,60 held the "1 h- CI Aril: Mli 14 the ExcHEAIU LI Sail, he did twit' .ntormattoo from the Duke of 1011,, bc tro.o r•tli The liou4i then Wtiit low; the Commitive. M. V,•• 11 II T, to tolormed the Coottoitt .e, that he, had re .eived.dletter film Gen: Clavenug, ex,uess . log a desire to..be. agoimexatinned at the Bar, to rec-; an appirent comra.lie:tion in his evidence.. Itd Teteric moved that the letter he read ; 'but rifler sonic conversation with Sir M. Ridley andine: Chaiieellor of the 14y.iyquer, withdrew his motion, as G.o.•rii Claverilig \vas s3id to be io at!endaoce, J N SoN was called,:bat immediatrly ordered to withdl.l , :i.. un the: Motion of • 111 r. «LilTOsi ti), two said, he 'understood this hioug:it iroLtt the Post OUice, to give. his'test ;in my as to :lid-writing of the Duke of Yoik, tt liiub h.r, oei h trl never scan befare.- Coo.ipete , .t \citnesses, those ihtiinately actlitaiT.ted with toe wr.ting:rat that Royal . Duke, had bendy and now, they were going to 'take the t r unony of a parson ; ' who had . no ttthcr sOui . ce forattog his judvietita but by a comp br'ut'e en tits. note . and the two letters. Great as their po ter; ere,. he really thought; that it they ado ed this course, they. 'would tar. exceed'eVen tire tri,undS: Parliiiinetitiry oy t.t1,1 taking Wliat wa:s less point of value. to di, .'way the most p rte.l non The vraC tick; ot i dhine, ,nch t Incat,tral Caies, was now disallowed' iti Courts or Law. Their es 1- &lice must be built on :conjecture, a..d lie coniired the . kiodse to consideraLd 'pause before they coo sentrd to hay..• hint andot her, ti a same kin.) called in, fiewe„evor I:ieltned he was to be induivortorhe Itoyot Dike a .w acettiied, lie wotilit Witila Gentleman . to iook it arty of thenrin the same situation would be all , iwed thy situ,- indulgenees. was Men• toning this Sol ct, he b g,ed - 0 nonce two Lank.; of witch be had taken no not iee.at the Unto they ha i pened, l as he did not wiNh to in!errupt the course of ppoeeedto,;s, unless there wait au ausoiut necessly Tot it.' COI. Gordon, to giving,his.evidence on xlie tio'e, veil to Compare it with other , letters brialghi with' hint that purpose---a thiyg \yea .my Court, and on trary Mrs. Clarke was ordered to speak Lc:title hand writing of 4t) letters,' white , she'. AIN 4t.thesainetime f o rti0 : 10 read [nem. .she ha i d chimed' the privi...l leg4,of dolog so, thug HOOSO.COIid not have ref used her, Was she nut to he allowed to read and mill. ,4er 'mem. after they had ,be4t. so long in the. ban,ds of a Wittie9,icooiitlikteti to Newoe, to s e e it worklor.syllahle,ur, even: letter, had been. introduced to'cliange their original purport.. They were now in bis Opininn goiogio-commit even a boater - Wes guliirity than eith.r of these, and if pot to the ,ote lie would vote tigar...ist. the : adonasion •'of .evhittfir furii.edtitly On conjecture. Tly.2! Canticimi.ott of the ExcnCQUEjt said, that an Hon. G:litletivan behind him had looked at this note,' and ctinhp2ring it , With the ttto letters he saw a (I.ll . l.Tence,...w.hich ihduced • lnin , to'tbitik.it was an' imitattoo rather than an.origiial in' the • same hand, Holrad 'cominunicated 114 ohserva'io:ts to se,errit' other Nl , .staittt!ts,...vho en t leut red in the : , iLtniiincrit that such a circumstance was . 01 grvat wOght in this (wiry ; the tioliourablentleinan Wats& thOught it oottelnsive'of thc'case. It• W:18 their 4ipittion that it would proper lu c ill witnesses 'conversant with this s,ieei. , so eurneating lhind-wiltings, rather than ptiVeVen Members'of the' House ut Cumtnuns tu' theit‘ovible of Making a . peNon 31 iulniry.• Quite different Was this .from the caw of a jury' of tWolve Acn e who, 'the assistance ot Coon= ptiltiting . out the potets to ;barn, could ream lily come 'to a deei‘ioh. Heie IlioN were l ev e e tee its••i red Wthbers, an it could not' be expected • ti, rth liskiteblj 0.1401 to follow Inc ialur brie as was lal down for a di)zen Ut Tety Hon nraolto Gentleman had sit( it was not allowed in any Court, lint ie was ; such a p• aetice bad been .I.ailetietiet! by the Cow t iii Kink's Bench,- . whet . , all tin!: tour Judges were sittieg at. liar, and had'heier been u),er-rthr it aterwartl;i been rejeeted single iod,„ , ,e •Atsi ii;it4S.. lie la:right it broil r to have it before snela,tribtinal us 4111.4, :10.1 it ..rin:s atleurdiw,..,iy, on these grounds; ordered by the. (louse . ; I With ri.4pett to the irre. gokritieSlOnipl utietli Of by 'the • Honeurithle Gen tleman, he in *tied that an • error shAttid be' iniuwed "to be coLlinitteA, and al ter wark-roCtlyied to, to niv..didate an evidence. It Was' a much greater UliadVatitage to have-it clone at thiS4ll4Mgriet..• of thati wheii it happened. He was tjefirous to retnove the ithpression which . the Hun. Gentleman's, observations were calculated to diet the witnesses had bcen partially dealt with; and begged the }lunge to übServe the dil ferervee the two Cases. - . ln the .one,'• a Withess was ealk,:iit to -the bahl-wi - iting of an othet• p'l 5(411 • Olt a 1.111',111 'Aerap ot paper in toe o•liet, the winless was called on to speak to her eel'elewrnieg in roatty letters. It was Very oseel iii-ceurts or Justice to' ask Witnesses to speak . to ti.e s - e•elatures of hette:ts only, and from it te hi et to reeive: tree ktterii itr'evidence. 'rho* could be no hardship inepi'eventing witnesses from . rrea'aing the Wady i i a letter,' supposed to 'Contain' information • not proper for them to be acquainted with before their oh.e..);'ehevii)ll.. . If any observation was after reek le 01. these letters, or any inferences drawn from diem, it Was then enough for(the witness: to see•thet no inferlineations or additions hid beers terpolaitd. Thery the hatSages..alluded to' might be b h e y,el to her or others to prove., Before he Sat down e 1)11:otily one word to sry With respect to these Witnesses. lie kriewi . ne inot'e what the terror of their evidence would be, than any'Oeotienunt in • lhe:Hothie. • The Speeker itaii token care that th . cy shohld have an oppoituhity Of exa.nining the papers sehaeately above stairs, and that no contninnicat ion should take pla,..e to deprive the House of the hist itupeeeie , t (e, their testimony. • • e• Mx ; \V )1 l'1•1111', , 11) tlll 'tight the Hohse were - as cam. peteter e to iLa yes as twelve jurors; ml(4 tor_ his oet, wa, no , i to ,arrend..l . his' own o! .;tiy , 11,13 i lIC ()Nervation he lid made -J.:olohel Gordon heirig allowed to w tit ktter,, was not Meant : .I,.!‘"'..(IA:IWC- r , 01' VT r. ...,. d -er a moment Ins correaness and honour. Hi- lestimonv Was altogether irreproachable, and ttwt utts the rezison he had chosen t'air an oppor ,nnity,- %Open" nollng personal Cbu h.! inspect ed, to offer the observation, he 1141 made to the House. Lord FoLKSTONE observed, that comparison of. hand-writing was a Fnecies of evidence seldom re. sorted . to.. the .present insta nee r a- reference to ,any thing of the kind must be entirely nugatory. It had bcNli proiitivelv assrted in that Howe, that tau! letter, in qu•!stion were in the haed-writing of the Dnkt of York. Mrs. Clarke-had almost lido.' bitably proved' that they had. been written by .the 'Commander in Chief. Her evidence had been clear anct satistaetory, and when Gentlemen read. the mi :notes Of the House; and attentively peru,ed, her se 'veral examinations, he thought every doubt on the subjecl would - be dissipated Herevideiice on the subjed bad been as unifOrtu and consistent hs.ever had been delivered before any tribunal. Four Gen tlemen had likewise been examined by the Cern mittee, whose concurring sentiments established its authenticity on a basis not easily to be shaken. Fie therefore stibruitted it to the Committee; • why, when they had. suet) unexceptionable testiinonitsi, .such ample evidence before them, they should re sort to such weak and unsatisfarlory proofs,as the persons about•to be . examined 'at the bar, were expeeted to furnish. Ells Lordship then referred to a trial in a case of libel, and proved it to be the sea timents of Lord Ellenboreogh (then Attorney-Gene- - rah as Counsel ter the Defendant) that such remote evidence ought not to be reeived. His .Lordship went on to prove that the opinions of Lord Kenyon were perfeiStly similar,. and that Justice . Yates had expressed himself to a sitnilatpurpose.. When such evidence was admitted,the latter insisted that Juries might not unfrequeinly be incapable of deciding on the merits of the case from the documents brought' before. them. Supposing, , for instance, a number of the jurors should be unable to read or write, what coact oathd such, evidcnce have in determining • their vertiiitt His Lordship supported his argument by. CitatipliS from other- authorities; and asserted, -ithat•he was well informed.hiprotessional men, that it was not customary in legal proceedings to admit Its eYitieliCt• comparison of hand-writing, Below he sat down, he could out help mentioning a circum stance relating to one of the trials. to which tie had alluded, viz. that •the prosecutor had engaged. a • number:oi clerks. from the Bank and Post-Ottite-to ,appear . on fie trial, whose evidence was rejeaed 'entirely. .He.therefure trusted the Coinmittee, be fore they cendescended to receive evidence generally deemed inadmissible in. Courts of Justice, would weigh in their own bOsoms, with that deliberation and gravity it merited, the probable resuit.of so dan gerous a procedure.. Mr. BattEsvottn,spoke. Mr. W. SMITH said,: when the mode of exaMina- , ti~nt,which had - been adopted was first pro Posed, he anticipated- Many inconveniences - would arise in the course of their proceedings which had since oteurred. He thought' it would have been better hail a coin- mission been gr:inted, to enable them to examine each. witness upon ; wile He thotrght the Duke . should receive the same treatment precisely as aey other English' Commander in Chief would meet with in similar circuinatmees. The Duke of York should only tie censidertel as a subject; it reended in any other - it was improper he shetild till the situation of Commander in , Chice as on matt ' ought to hold ati office ot, that dist iteeii4med nature, whose rank was such as to render him above bene; responsible to his country for the propriety ot 1115 conduct. If his rank was such As to eX, , qTlpt him from the penalties which other military men May in cur, he shOnld 'never !lase been' appointed to th It high'station, and intl , ed; froM ideas, he thought no Member of the Royal FamilYithould hold a military 'command.. The privilege of examining witnesses on oath .had been considered a right vested • only iii the; dthee House, because they soinetiines sit its a judicial as well' a.. 1 in telegi,ilative capacity. He did not see, nor could he eser coujeeture, though ;he .:Imad , often , thoegbt of it, why the House of Cow mous should not exercise a similar right with respeiEt to the evidence proposed to be adduced, when they had , gained all the information the fortheolnieg wit nesses could possibly afford, Gen all the intelligence they could possibly derive from such inconclusive evi dence was ecniceutrated, their deeisien, - with re ,p e a to the flitti Call still be but staniise, a Matter of tIIcFC, .',conjecture: A great difference of opinion --a con. fusioir. c)f idea, he might say, 'appeared 'tee exist among the Members of the Cormitilitted; on the na ture of evidence proper to be reeeived. Many Gen 'tleme'n within thou walls could speak, he thought, better than he Could' on that hea', he would there• fore say little on the subjed: When an evidence is examined, he is always asked if he has seen the per son write whose heed-writing he comes for Ward to' identify ;- if he has not absolutely:teen the persen write , he can only guess front ii combination of ad ventitious circumstances, 'that' that was the baud :writing of the party in 'questidn, and this it 'must be allowed on all hands was but an uncertain way of 'proceeding. ' 'A Right Ifen. - Gentleini)non the other side - Of the House,' who he was' sorry heeould not Seen) hiillace, had . been callers upon' to speak to time hand writing of Sir Horace Malin, a tew evenings ago; on,erusing the letters thus snbjeded to liiait.; speetioe, es'pressed himself certain that one had hetet written by Sir Horace; and v. 'es almost as'eertaiii that the other was, but would not give his testiMony with equal confideoce., He (Mr. Smith); had had the curiosity to examine' the letters'in question him- Self, and, frien his ebserration, he should have felt no hesitation in stating them, te have been wiitten by the same *hand. The whole difference between them appeared to hint to arise froM the circumstan c e of one (caving been written with a lnder, Or what we call a better, 'pen than the other. - That' had he known the one to, Leen written by Sir Horace Mann; he should not kive felt the kW doait ,1 / 4v ;;,! l ' reSped to the other. 'Nly, so confic4etiLshotild he 'slaves felt that both were write n by Sir HOraee, that tae ;ho l e}, in a common way, leniegiven his word that:that wag the fat' i ; and; allied to give Qviden - ce in a court of justice, he shoulci 1! ive ~,pi,ricl / 4 1 his Avordaiby an oath. TIM% pots 'egti,oly in ter4.-sted in Promoting a fair iniquity, aekesatixteu, to de;cover the truth, nii:du 'gee' dtlei-;Ht smtit. sUbje"t when i:111,.:1 Co t. , !ve Cyllllllll4oll' 'I he W'i11.1011%,, - 6 before - lhe (AnnuiLtcy, j) ~-; C~ Ll'_ lr ot, the note, which they had been called to ide.itity, had done themselves credit, in his opinion, as having but two lineuo form a judginent on. It Was not im;lossible but their deci.lon might have been erro nem)s, trout the uncertainly attending the best pos sible evidence of this nature. The evidence already adduced[being, in hisopinion, sufficient to render it probable that the note in question' had been writ ten by hii Royal I-fighnss; - they - tiatittilly, felt anx ious to hove - ,,a more 'evidence to strengthen that probability, or annihilate, the. belief it gave rise to bit the Committee ought to be very cautious how they received evidence of such a description.-L With respect to Colonel Gordon, as that Gentleman gerieg, oy o t lie slgoatures of A. Yes. Witness then withdrew. Mr. Serle called in and examined by the Chan cellor of (he Exchequer. Q. What are you ?—A. Deputy Inspeaor of tl,c Frank at the 'General Put Othee. Ijow line-you..held.that situation ?—A. About 18 months. Q. You saw those Papersbefore, I Think. Do you believe them both written in the same A. I thirkk they.are.. , Witness withdrew. • Mr. 'Nesbitt called in, and examined by Sr. Be. had letters in his possession when before the Com mittee, which he knew to have been written by the Puke of York, he saw rib impropriety in his com paring .theM - with those .presented 'to -him' at the Bar ; .but: bethought with another Hon. Gentle man, it was not right to turbid-Mrs:Clatke la peruse her letters, when called on to' identify the hand-, writing ;. its.. in reading , theni, she • might . ; have dis-' covered some passages :interpolated or-added to wht she had written, whiCh it might have been impoisl file she could write.. 'Here the Hon. Gentleman lucled to. a case, where 3 letter acknoWledged by some one, had. been tbund to contain a considerable quirutity of inaiter written by another hand ; he was forbearing the witnesses, but for receiving their tes timony with caution. _ . resford. Q. What are you ?-!—A. I .am in t4e,service of the Bank'. - Q. Are you in the frequent nbit of inspeaing hands ?—A. I am. Q. Have you long held that situation ) —A. Be t ween3o and 40 years.. • Q. Are you in the habit of compating them with others ?—A. Certainly. Q. What is your usual habit of doing it?--A• A letter of Attorney is lett for my inspeetton. Sume tither letter is lets likktwise; for meld compare with the Letter of Attorney. Q. Have'you ever seen 'these papers before ?—A- I have. -• Q. Do you see any difference in the hand-writ- _ • . . Mr..B.SrturesT said, public justice would suffer , ing of these Papers, any thing peculiar in the fore'' Much were persons permitted to peruse the whole ' lion of certain wori.l3? - of each document, the hand-writing of which they Seine' opposition was made to Mr. Bereiford'it might. he called to prOve, He conceived it pertettly last question, and the witness was ordered to with proper in.the first insrance to chew' them - only part • draw: of the docetnents ;if in the course ot , the reading Mr. BATHURST, and another Hon. Member,ob of ,the papers, atter th e) had been identified, any - jeered to the'question, as tensing to cause the , svit" thing should occur 'which had- not been written by' net's to give an opinion not precisely iris own. 'the party who had acknowledged the letter 'from a ► , The Coasteekt.Oa of the EXCH EQUER defended sight of the hand-writi n g, i t w o uld not be extreme- the propriety of putting such a question. it W 35 ly difficult for a person thus satiated to say " that, not intended to cause the witness to give an 00 . 19 3 pos,sge was not written by Me;" and p01:11' out the not his own ; but it was perfectly proper to sugge94 interpolation or addition -which had been made. He - •what his Hon. friend (Mr. Brand) had suggested thought Colonel Gordon justified in conspartog the to the witness, in order to assist Vim io forming a letters ; the: -Doke's •Initut might, as 'lie Observed, . proper judgment. ' . . , • have varied in t h e cows() of a fee, years . . The Corn-' . After a few words from Mr. Eeeisox, Mt: Be mince had certainly deviafed considerably from legal ,aeseeßD spoke to obviate the' objediotis made to the fotms; but the caoe -bum 'no resemblance to - those • 'question. ...., , which occurred hi the Courts.below. • The evidence' l Mr. WILRERPORCR- did not think the objet,ions of Mrs. Clarke he could by Ito tneana think entitled f well answered. If persons weresioitmoned before to iinplicit belief. -With resoeft 'to die opiniOns the Committee, who frons . their habits and praifes delivered, as to the hand-writint• of the no te i n sions were thought competent to judge of theliapd question, they were of such a nature that he con- writing- of his Royal Highness, why were their ceived the ease•stood in equilibrio at present. after thoughts to be interrupted ? They have already every thing had been heard, much must be kit to' formed their Judgment ut the Doke of Y-ork'a hand; conjecture;-blight they not then to have as moith or why e were they brooght forward'?' Why w<J O _ information , as possible to assist them i i n forming persons selcded so Competent to decide, if . : they : that conjecture ? . The Gentleman' proposed so be - were to receive lestrudions here ? In hi s v pinionit . was proper to let them give their own o pi nions ; 4y, , ~ exarnined, , inight be capable of throwing sonic light any such questions, uninstru6ted. .., . ,.. i . o;1 the subjet.,. The Hun.. Mt tuber here gave ci- . unions front different trials. He then proceeded to .Mr..,Bautitsvotto gave op th e, qu e gion. ..- •.-. s. - , say, in. an atflir like:that before Ihe*Corisinittee, Mr. NESBITT C,llled. .. . , they•should endeavour to derive light fronfevery • Q. By Mr. tinimSronn.-a-What is your proles- ''' possible quarter; and after all, there would still be sion ?--A. lam a; servant to the Bank. . . nt. ample scope for the ertercise Of their own ,discro- . ' - Q. I n t. what department ?—A*. lospedor of I..i:e -nation..., -,- - - ..- ---- : • ••• -' - - , tens of A toroey. Mr. Basso expressed his Surprise that any 'ob- Q. Wit' witness look at , thOse papers 'and gee jr ions should be toade-to Atm examination of the if,they be written by the sante pers o n I—A. I have proposed wittu!sses . , and.observed, LILA those Nvho l o 'pk e d' ; a ri d after:) th is i oog H, e y. ath i a a t i oa , I beheld tilaae it their but , ine” to mark and ci)ropiire diffe- n u t . .. . . , .. , . . rent hands niight riNl3onailly h i e (:ohsittered as More .• 4 Q. Where dbes Vici . c.litterenci exist ? . ........A lOl . - competent to judge of such atiltirs than ! Ally's, : , . - served a Stiffness Mahe letters, not app-irent in Ale short note; beside, , ;tht looter w aa w: i.. ten i.i s . in 311..1 Sir S. Itosstia.y admitted ;he 'Committee were not'bound to totlow the hr4ih2ry form of eteirts•Of clie.ra :let than the tpfluer,, In I i : e .1 ~v , , ), ; , ttgrq 0 4 1,4 , I, , ‘ v ; hut in tni g quest ke l , it o i i iss tithei.et t „ „,.). h,„,,, floe\ Sai t4:We' idgateaymo its, there was .r p;:irtic..ti-' -: VI: iLiaient should proceed. lie ceosidered it at all or degree ut iletuoin not to be observed' i:i Ilia inn (Annetta to. prove Ittind - w.ri: ll ',;• . Roll' judges' others. . at Bwr, up a. trier some y,. , ars ago, admitted - the : . Q5..4.Y. bord VoLKsTosee.-May not a difference propriety` of comparatis c evidence , it .s ea; nerve, * arise in the hand-writiug nom the &tierce c.c.• of ilett.? - . overruled, but the decieon , eec i te d . m1) 6 6( . 4 ..4 1 ; 0; 1. ..'.—, , A..'f That eirettnislatiee hal hut eqc,,pc .. A 4, inner ;. crezited alarm thr oq ,hoet - the,,prolessiou ; and one •: but staitis tniopinion that it is riot u) i n die pre - Judge,at Nisi Pritis jid not hasnate:to rejet 'isuch . .sent htstahce7 a precedent.. Surely no dodge weenier have. presented 0.:1-14i not witness stated his to - . thAtle. a6,te4 giro', ; .ii,ta not ne:ttly 0,, wh o l e . to be tpe lospeetur ol Letters of Attorney ?• - --Ye.R. of the prolessiOn leetted on the same. side. He - Uls iii - his only business li—A. No .it is the • / , . • stated this in the pt;e4ener of .tteveral lmirned friendi, - principal . one. : . , i th t ; e sig b n o a 4 t;r i e s z se ti i l t l ll er t i l i t iy e body of :, 1 : „. , .. who y - could inform the Ceminittee anuie correetly 4, litiOttking over a.,letter of •attorney,. would ~_t c 4 on . tp N ar: praviitc,• ;at time Bank on these points csi law thati• he; could, such in formation watt eXlteittely implrtant. , Througit ad.: :' let milting the. propiiety 01 hend=writing being. Ilea . Clerks.' you u ter i . • ' • coLnpAred, Argertuni Sydneyt,loot Itittlite:H FrOM . :the , O. By Mr. C. ADAMS—Have you observed dots Observations which had Callen from; an honourable to the i's in the note I—A. NO. , Friend of his, it should appear that comparison of (S. Have you ObServed them in the 't tioi let tors ?; , , t Vaud-writing is obsoletely better than , a kitirwlixigiy —A. Not "several ; .in the .. ,first letterl - hl i ve ntarg.co. 'of' the writing a, 0. persbn, as lie, tram seeitig . tne 0 1 1 e• . , , • two notes, supposed to De written by SirLitante. r• '' 'Q• Does the witness stiff - remain in the swine opi- Maim, had been able 'to ascertain that both had , Ilion with regard to the hand-Writing I—A. Ido out beeo written' by him, while tlle•other-Hononisiblo think I should change,it on this account. Gentleman, who hed been lung conversant; with the .• : Q.. I-low could such a remarkable circums:ance hand-writie L ; ut Sir Konen, .couldantly speak •posi... escape, your attention ?•••-• • -.A.. It should - not ; but lively to one. It had been said' by an Flop. Mem- theta it was occasioned by want of time. bur that four persons loet,appeared .at i the Bar pet's i Q. How long had the witness the letter endeehis.., , fectly qualified ,to Speak to the baud-writing of the inspedlon; in the .COmmittee-TOOM aboye.Sttlitsi 1,- ,- 7 • Comm:hinder it) Chief, btu ti , e proper question bad A. About an hour ;in the course of which 'crag/ .. nut been put to them ; it so, why., were they not I had to examine some letters.of Mrs. Clarke. ..- ... . again called to the 11.1 r, to satisfy ,the Committee in - ( e ) .• BY. Mr. 'YoßKF. — Woold not a person: sl' .. that particular. , .. ~ . 'irons of. imitating any piece of ban I-writin * • ;t„ 'Aid ( ~ Mt..BeneSeettn spoke, careful in putting the dot s i n th e turnery ?;•-• .. T. , : -* the A- cl' 0 iIN Fi v I . GewEHAL replied at som e kngth i Here . the witness . was obliged to - withdraw, •.,,,• ' l , - ',, - * to Sir Samuel ilotnitly, and strongly entoleed. • : Alter some Conversation bet Ween Mr. Sritiift w j, - ; the . propti , ly of pelting iii the:proposed Witnesses, objeded to the luestion), 'Sir':T.'Turion,. and- 4 '''', 'to speak to the bind-writing. --Alter. which, on,the §harpe; the witness was again ordered to ftc 1.5... r• question being, pqt; : , ' - : (4.l.ly , Mr.•'YOrtaa.-1) * trot' . -:. : i hat ti ---n you su,ips i. . Dr; iVre't cal le was called,in; w h o state d hi mse l f toforge 1 person who wishes 'to he•rand-writin • .l -• . . g of be Mrs._. clerke'reMeelical Attendant; and. ice arts: another, would put the:dots .in the for,ery, just 3 4 swer to an interrogatory put to hint, respe6ting_ Mrs. they would be iii the writing forged ?--A. No suet' ,Clarke's,heelth, ; iitforined the Committee she was circumstance ever cattle exkaly within iny know' too .thuch. indisposed to .00- able to appear at the Bar ledge; nor do I -think' 1 ''' sue 1 a circumstance would . .that oight. On withdrawing, hcalled back atY `t the signature of , e was et. again, and desired to slate when-he thought it pre... U. Would you think it 'sittlicient :to makd 'arlY banJe her heaithwonlrl. be sufficiently. restored to • difference in youropinibn ?-- ' eA. I certainly 'think it . permit tier to attend. ; Hi s ans w er was i - . k t not sntlicient. '- • - .• 4.. i * ';' 1 .. • .n two days. .1.. • Mi r . Joilnilona wo than called in anti • cioinined Q., By Mr. TKOMPSON.- I Sia; - nnt the sarnoPer"" by the CuANcEt.LOft GI the Ii.:XCIIEGIVER".. son vary in his - haud-wpiting, within a short period - ' cl, Whitt are yiio ?--.A. I:lspettor of Franks at A. Certainly; there is'a consider,ible difference b e ' the avnet.:l Post (.)di ' c,•. • - , , . '' - t ween a signature, - before and, ..afwr dinner.- - ( •1 4. ii„w ;.),.,;; 1„,,,t,, ) .0 , ..1 be'Jll in till:. 8403tiOn .?•-•••• 10:444). A, 1 1...,v:; been 1:1 iiiv sen lee ot the General Post t:4. - 416 examining a letter of :utorney, %:vould not . . Wive (hit vvil )c b.r,.. .. . . the witness admit the validity oi ta sipatual so Val' (-1. In tii:n. ittaa , ,itill is it your duty to look :It. sig. ing in the same person I—A. I t v :o doubt lint I 111 '.' ° nAtt:rei, it, ();0t...r tp. i slet . vc,l for ger i k. ,. > ? i - , -,..1.• It iN °lir done so; its , validtty miiy arise trOtu a;var.at'y ot c.ar• occy 0 , 1. 10 iet 11 . 00.:,ipipo wiit)t)e.t 4it - A:twin - 1; as . ini.' cUms;antres. If i had,. two Will,ltSsC6 10 . tOOk at 4' 11"1'.1 Y ".411":1"1 ISI . IIII . v ' 'ill ` Ol° W• ' ' ''• •: ' l an .1 that it met theirapprobittiqft i I should pass ►ii• . 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